The Washington critic., 1887-01-24
OUR STREET RAILWAYS.
How to Reach All Portions of the
National Capital.

rare Tor each person on all lines, cent?
Tickets are sold by driver or conductor Of
all cars, 0 for % cents, good on any limo.
Washington and Georgetown Railroad Starts
at Georgetown corner Of High street, down
Bridge street. across Rock Creek, east along
Iennsylyania avenue, passing circle con'
tanning Mills statue Of Washington, Cor
ccran Gallery, State, War and Navy Depart
ments. Presidents House, Lafayette Square,
containing NILS equestrian statue OF An
drew jackson; Department Of Justice thalt-
Ing at Flitt enth street, where transfers are
given to Fourteenth street Branch) Fifteenth
street, past Riggs House and Treasury De-
partmCnt; again down Pennsylvania avenue
by Wilnrd'sand other hotels, and through
thcpflncipal business. portion Of the city,
crossing seventh street west NJ Center
Market (where transfers ore given to the
seventh Street Branch, going north toward
Boundary street orsouth TO Potomac lNvcrl,
past Botanical Gardens to Naval Monument
here transfers are given 10 branch running
to Baltimore and Ohio Railroad depot, as-
Ccnding south side Of Capitol Hill, Cuntn.
ung along II street south to Pennsylvania
avenue, turning into Eighth street east, past
the Marine Barracks TO Navy-Iard gate
Returning, same route and conditions.
Fourteenth.street Branch - starts al Now
York avenue and Fifteenth street west out
Franklin Square and Thomas static Re
turning, same route. Transfers given to and
from main or Avenue limo. Connects with
cars TO Mount Pleasant every half hour.
Fare, cents additional.
Sevonthstreet Branch Starts at boundary
and runs due south across the city along
Seventh street west, passing Mount Vernon
Square, Patent and Postoiiiccs, Odd'Fcl'
lows Hall, crossing Pennsylvania avenue
at Cen re Market and City PostOfiCe (whero
transfers are given to the main or Avenue
linel, continuing across tho Mall, past the
Smlthguuinn Institution and National Mu-
scum. 10 the wlarvcs Of the Mount Vernon.
Norfolk and other steamers aud Alexandria
ferry. Returning, same route.
Metropolitan Railway Leaving Georgetown,
where It makes a circuit of West, lllgh,
FHyCtte, Second, Dumbarton and Mont
guincry streets, passing near Georgetown
college Academy Of the Visitation, High
Service Reservoir, and oak Hill Cemetery,
over Rock Creek TO T. street north, thence
along Connecticut avenue, amidst the pala.
tiHl residences Of the West End including
that of the British minister; along seven
tCCnth street west TO II street north, Four
teenth street TO +, passing Willard's aud the
Ebbitt House, crossing Ninth street (whcre
transfers are given to the Ninthstreet
Branch), past the Patent and Post Offices,
10 Filth street, TO Louisiana avenue, passing
Judiciary Square, city Hall, and Lincoln
Monument; Indiana avenue to street, by
the Baltimore and Ohio depot to Delaware
avenue, to u street north, TO First street
east, thence along East Capitol street to Lin
coin Park. Returning, same route going
west, except along New Jersey avenue and
D street instead Of Indiana avenue.
Cars also leave the west front Of tho State,
war anu NAVY departments dt convenient
intervals, connecting with above line ut
Seventeenth and II streets.
Ninth street Branch-Starts at northern ter
minus Of seventh street west (whcrc II con
meets with Silver Springs Branchl, divorging
TO Ninth street, thence south, passing
Mount Vernon Square, Masonic Temple,
Patent and POstoiices at + street (where
transfers are given TO main line east or
west, thence TO u street, passing Centre
Market and Baltimore and Potomac Depot,
Sixth street to Missouri avenue, to Four.
and.a.half street, thence to the Arsenal
gate and steamboat wharvos, Potomac
River. Returning by same route.
Silver Springs Branch-Starts from northern
terminus of Ninth.strcet Branch, following
Seventh street road, past Howard Univer-
sity and Sehuetzen Park, to entrance to
grounds Of Soldiers Home. Returning,
same route.
west, southeast of Treasury Department,
along New York avenue to Its intersection
with Massachusetts avenue at Seventh
street; thence on Massachusetts avenue to
II street north, past the Government Print
ing Office TO Boundary. and beginning of
Baltimore turnpike and Bennng's Bridge
road. Returning, same route.
North Capitol and o Street Tor Belt Railroad
Starts from Maryland avenue and Four
and d.a.half street. thence east to First west,
north to q street, west to Fourth street,
north TO p street, west to Eleventh street,
south to L street north. west to Fourteenth
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Twelfth street, south to Virginia avenue
and east TO starting point. Returning. same
route, except passing east over o instead of
i street.
This line also has short connecting roads run
ming to the Centre Market, Potomac river
steamboat wharyes, Bureau Of Engraving
and Printing, Washington Monument and
Eleventh and Boundary.
Anacostia Railroad Starting from foot OF
Seventh street. along NJ street south,
past nayy-yard gate. TO Twelfth street east,
and over the Anacostia Bridge to. Union.
town and the Government Hospital for the
Insane. Returning, same route. Transfers
T. and from Avenue Line or Scvonth.street
Branch Washington and Georgetown Rail
road, 3 cents.
IIerdic coaches arc running from the Navy.
Yard via Pennsylvania avenue to Twenty
second and q streets northwest. Fare, 8
cents; six tickets for % cents. Horsecar
tickets are also received as fare.
Hordic cabs are run TO any part of the city,
Fare, % cents, within | mile; IS cents per
hour for one passenger; 81 per hour for
more than one. Stands, East Capitol front
and Pennsylvania avenue and Seventh
street northwest.